Koach Karl's Suggested Reading

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5/28/2007

Fundamental Soccer Coaching-Koach Karl Dewazien is a United States Soccer Federation “A” Licensed coach. He has dedicated his life to teaching coaches the most efficient way to teach our children. His techniques are both simple and effective and they get results.

Having been involved in soccer in the US since 1967 I have had the pleasure of seeing it grow beyond anyone’s expectations. The shear numbers of players, estimated at somewhere between 13 and 17 million is staggering to say the least. Watching US players in Europe playing at the highestlevels is exciting and impressive.Unlike most other cultures throughout the world, the game of soccer in the US has not been, until recently a primary sport. Not to mention the religious like stature it receives in many cultures such as South America, Africa and Europe. Yet we live in one of the most competitive, affluent and technically advanced cultures ever. Our youth are well educated, well nourished, and more physically fit then most youth players from these other cultures. Our soccer facilities for youth players are vast and growing. So the question begs itself why we don’t and if we will ever produce one of the world’s best field players.

This articles shows that Koach Karl has been correct in teaching his 9 Step Routine ...it states that an argument can be made that a coach will end up using a great deal more energy if they don’t help athletes develop great routines. As the John Dryden quote suggests, an initial investment of energy in developing good habits will create a great return down the road. I see this all the time in sports, and I’ll never forget what a great coach once said to me. “Why are all these coaches screaming from the sideline? If they had done their job in practice they wouldn’t have to say anything during a game.” If a coach develops great routines, and the athletes develop great habits, then the habits make them great players.

The California Youth Soccer Association (CYSA) coaching course curriculum has been and will continue to evolve according to the development level of our coaches and players. Suffice it to say that our current ‘9-Step Practice Routine’ curriculum is receiving many compliments from throughout the state, region, country and even other countries. Some kudos for the development of this modern youth training methodology should go to our innovative and creative state teaching staff. But, the major credit for our ‘9-Step Practice Routine’ development must go to the coaches who have attended, applied and evaluated our CYSA certification courses in the past!

There are 3 million to 3.5 million youth coaches in American, with two-thirds of those coaches being volunteers. "There in itself is a dilemma," Rausch said. "We have a demand for these folks who are giving up their time in the name of their son or daughter, or for giving back to the community. Can we ask them to take a workshop or take some courses so they have a little bit of a background in terms of child development and youth sports in general?"

Two weeks ago, our soccer league had its end of year tournament. As the previous game ended, my daughter's coach strode to the far side of the field to set up the bench for the girls. The coach -- and the parents -- of our opponents surprisingly followed suit, setting up camp directly next to our team. After politely asking the other team's coach and parents to go to the other side of the field and receiving the reply, "No, we'd like to stay right here," my daughter's coach shrugged his shoulders and sighed -- and hoped for the best. What was that? That the parents on the other team would respect the game and not scream and shout at the players, as we had just seen occur in the prior game.

A coach of a new team has many skills to teach, but which ones come first? As a general statement, self-control of each player should be the objective. But where does one begin? It begins with a league charter that states that the number one objective of the league is to develop skillful players. If there is no charter in place, there should be one. Each coach and manager of youth soccer, like any other teacher, must understand that the overall objective of their job is not to win championships, but to develop players with a strong sense of skill. Winning should be secondary. This is not an easy task to accomplish by any league.

One comment when I was playing Soccer it seemed like the best players were always in the stands. It’s easy to sit in the stands and criticize and yell at players. Instructions and advice are easy to give but not always easy to follow. One of the greatest mistakes I see youth coaches and parents make today is that they place too much emphasis on the result. Winning should not be used as a litmus test and a measure of success or development.

If this were a movie, Garrett Roth, who is 8 years old and autistic, would have stepped up for the last penalty kick in his youth-soccer league game, the Blue Lightning against Manhattan United, and knocked it home to deliver a playoff victory for Big Blue.That didn't happen. Life isn't a movie.

Growing up in Mexico, one of 10 children, it seemed like there was only one way out of the poverty. Soccer. It is the national sport of Mexico, as hot there as football or baseball is for any boy growing up in the United States. Art Ramos was just a boy when he picked up a soccer ball and he has never put it down, even though he polished his artistic talents with a degree and a career in graphic design. It is the graphic design that supports him. It is soccer that gives his life meaning

Our potential as a country is huge. The problem is we want immediate results. As a director of coaching, it is ironic to hear that a group of youth players are the 3v3 National Champions meaning they are the best 3v3 team in the country. The shocking thing about this entire thing was that the kids were U8. We don’t see past tomorrow. As a director of coaching, my primary job is to make sure that the professional staff is doing their jobs to the best of their ability. Another part of that is to make sure that they are able to move on in their coaching if they so choose, staff development. My other primary job is to do the same thing with the players.

The air in the classroom was thick with tension. The mixture of anxiety and anticipation created a low hum that resonated off the four walls. The teacher stood up, approached the overhead projector and a hush spread. The classroom transformed into the area of intense competition. A flick of a switch revealed "Weekly Algebra Test - Question 1) 12x2-9x-35=0; solve for x". Suddenly, without warning all of the parents who had been standing in the back of the room burst loose with a variety of suggestions at the top of their lungs. One father would run back and forth to his daughter's desk, yelling "factor into binomial pairs ". A mother found a chair to stand on and was screaming "use the quadratic formula" while jumping up and down. Another father had cupped his hands to intensify his voice exclaiming, “complete the square" over and over again. It was obvious that the decibel level was well above and recommended standard, but the participants seemed so intent that the excitement of the moment outweighed and othe

As 11-year-old Adam Volpei kicked the soccer ball into the goal Sunday morning, his mom, squirming in her chair, gave him gave two thumbs up and quietly said, "Woo!" It was about all she could do to celebrate at the American Youth Soccer Organization soccer game at Arroyo Seco Junior High Sunday morning. It was Silent Sunday and parents and coaches were supposed to hold their tongues.

An angry soccer mom who left her teenage daughter alongside an interstate was ticketed for neglect, Lincoln police said Tuesday. Police spokeswoman Katherine Finnell confirmed this account from police reports....